Port Logistics Manager

**Port Logistics Manager**

At Autoport Limited, we foster a vibrant and inclusive environment where your skills can flourish in a supportive, safety-focused community. Our commitment to training and career development lays the groundwork for lasting professional journeys. We highly value individuals who bring passion and dedication to make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you are responsible for overseeing the end-to-end planning and execution of operations related to rail transportation, port services, and vehicle servicing within the Eastern Passage terminal. This role ensures safe, compliant, and efficient daily operations, while meeting customer expectations and internal performance targets. This position plays a key leadership role in driving productivity, service excellence, and continuous improvement across multiple sites and teams.

**Major Responsibilities**

**Operational Planning & Execution**
- Provide strategic oversight of integrated planning and scheduling across rail, yard and service operations to ensure seamless network coordination and service reliability.
- Direct the execution of daily operational plans, aligning service delivery with customer commitments and enterprise-level performance expectations.
- Monitor and analyze key operational metrics (KPIs), including service performance, asset utilization, and network throughput, to drive data-informed decision making.
- Develop and execute enterprise aligned strategies that enhance operational efficiency, minimize damage, reduce costs and support continuous improvement across all functions.
- Lead strategic vessel planning and port scheduling activities, ensuring alignment with terminal capacity, inland rail connections, and downstream customer delivery timelines. Anticipate and mitigate the broader supply chain impacts of vessel delays or offload disruptions by coordinating contingency plans and maintaining fluidity across interconnected rail and yard operations.

**Leadership & People Management**
- Lead a team of front-line supervisors and operations staff.
- Foster a high-performance culture focused on safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Support performance development through coaching, mentoring, and regular feedback.

**Labour Relations**
- Ensure full compliance with regulatory, safety, and company policies.
- Represent management in union interactions, grievance responses, and labour meetings.
- Promote respectful workplace practices and maintain a strong working relationship with union representatives.

**Safety, Risk Management and Compliance**
- Champion the Company’s core safety values and drive a zero-incident culture.
- Lead incident reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
- Ensure compliance with federal, provincial/state, and industry safety regulations.
- Oversee all aspects of port security operations to ensure the protection of personnel, cargo, and infrastructure. This includes managing access control systems, monitoring perimeter surveillance (e.g., CCTV, motion sensors), and enforcing secure entry protocols for vehicles, vessels, and personnel.
- Coordinate closely with local law enforcement, port authorities, and federal agencies to ensure full compliance with the Marine Transportation Security Regulations (MTSR) and other applicable maritime and transportation security legislation.
- Conduct regular audits and vulnerability assessments of port facilities to identify and mitigate security risks, including threats such as unauthorized access, smuggling, sabotage, or terrorism.
- Lead the planning and execution of security drills and preparedness exercises, simulating scenarios such as hazardous material spills, vessel collisions, natural disasters, and security breaches. These exercises are designed to test response capabilities, improve coordination, and ensure operational readiness.
- Provide training and guidance to staff on security protocols and incident response procedures. Conduct post-exercise reviews to identify lessons learned and implement improvements.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for security-related incidents, ensuring timely communication, investigation, and resolution in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.

**Customer & Stakeholder Management**
- Serve as the primary point of contact for key automotive clients and partners.
- Proactively manage customer expectations and service performance.
- Resolve escalations and drive service recovery plans as needed.

**Budgeting & Capital Planning**
- Develop and manage operating budgets, including resource allocation and cost control.
- Assist with capital planning efforts to improve infrastructure, reduce damage, and enhance service capacity.

**Core Skills and Knowledge**
- Coaching and developing large, cross-functional teams in a unionized environment
- Leading through change
- Performance management and succession planning
- Employee engagement
- Excellent communication, collaborat